Best Rainbow Six Siege settings for the NVIDIA GT 1030 (GDDR5) (2026)
On a NVIDIA GT 1030 (GDDR5) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Rainbow Six Siege runs at roughly 61 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 28FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|
| 1080p | 28 | 61 |
| 1440p | 17 | 37 |
| 4K | 9 | 18 |
🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings · ✓ tuned to this game’s real menu
Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS
Siege supports DLSS and FSR. The game is extremely well optimized, so this mostly helps at 1440p/4K or on weaker GPUs.
Shadow QualityLow+10% FPS
The main GPU cost. Note: shadows carry information in Siege, so many players keep at least Medium.
Reflection QualityLow+6% FPS
Surface reflections. Cheap to lower with little gameplay impact.
Ambient OcclusionOff+5% FPS
Contact shadows. SSBC is a cheaper alternative to HBAO+.
Shading QualityLow+5% FPS
Surface shading detail. Modest cost; safe to lower for frames.
Level of DetailLow+5% FPS
World geometry detail and draw distance.
Anti-AliasingOff+4% FPS
Edge smoothing. TAA is cheap and clean; FXAA is even lighter.
Texture QualityUltra-1% FPS
Surface sharpness — cheap if it fits your VRAM.
Texture Filtering16xbaseline
Keeps long hallways sharp — effectively free, use 16x.
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Frequently asked
What FPS does the NVIDIA GT 1030 (GDDR5) get in Rainbow Six Siege?
With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GT 1030 (GDDR5) averages around 61 FPS at 1080p in Rainbow Six Siege — up from about 28 FPS with everything on High.
Can the NVIDIA GT 1030 (GDDR5) run Rainbow Six Siege at 1440p?
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GT 1030 (GDDR5) averages roughly 37 FPS in Rainbow Six Siege; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.
What are the best Rainbow Six Siege settings for the NVIDIA GT 1030 (GDDR5)?
Turn on FSR (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Reflection Quality down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.
FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.